Sailing/Yachting

Croatia First Regatta – Positioned between a grand prix overseas regatta and a cruising rally is a brand new limited entry one design event due to start from the town of Split in Croatia on June 13, 2015. In between Australian offshore seasons and with winter in full swing it …

Foreign sailors visiting Skippertipps, a specialist website, have for the sixth consecutive time voted Vrsar as the best of Eastern Adriatic marinas. It came ahead of the marinas on Brac, Ugljan, Krk, Murter, in Rogoznica, Tribunj and Izola. Boaters assessed four main characteristics: cleanliness and nature protection, environment and facilities, …

Istra and its coast, for many sailing enthusiasts, is the first part of the Adriatic that they become acquainted with. If one comes from Slovenia, Trst, marina Monfalcone or Lignana, Venice and Ravene, usually one of the ports or marinas in the western Istrian coast is the first one they …

Last month, the Croatian government adopted a strategy for the promotion of nautical tourism in Croatia over the next ten years, according to which no more than 15,000 berths would be built during that period, as opposed to 33,000 as initially planned by regional authorities. The Strategy specifies 15 new …

In last week’s travel section of The Guardian UK, Top 10 Croatian Islands were featured in the article titled ‘Island Hopping in Croatia’. The article, subtitled ‘Croatia’s varied islands offer everything from sailing to skinny dipping, isolated beaches to 24-hour parties’, wrtitten by Jane Foster – the author of the …

Beyond Boundaries Travel has created two customized tours of Croatia that will have travelers cruising the islands, sightseeing in the beautiful port cities and quaint island harbors, and taking cycling tours of the islands.

An excelent video comment – Ten Reasons to Sail in Croatia – is made by group of young Portugeese visitors who did a sailing holiday in Croatia last year. The video include some great shots of Bisevo – a small island in vicinity of Vis, Croatia, well known for its Blue Cave …